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Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ontario Provincial Police say a portion of Highway 400 in Toronto is closed after a deadly crash early Thursday. Police said the collision, involving three vehicles, happened on the southbound lanes of Highway 400 near Highway 401 split to go east …
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Manitoba proposes law to close loophole for impaired drivers – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Manitoba government has introduced amendments to the Highway Traffic Act to restrict appeal rights for impaired driving charges. “Public safety is our government’s main priority and that is why we are protecting Manitobans by closing the loophole that would allow impaired …
Read More »Supreme Court won’t hear de Grood appeal of review board decision
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled it will not hear the case of Matthew de Grood, a Calgary man found not criminally responsible for killing five young people nearly 10 years ago. Katie Perras, Lawrence Hong, Josh Hunter, Zackariah Rathwell and Jordan Segura were stabbed to death at a …
Read More »Barrhaven homicide suspect set to appear in Ottawa court
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 14, 2024 7:18 am Updated March 14, 2024 7:21 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The 19-year-old charged with killing six people in an Ottawa suburb last week is set to return to court Thursday afternoon. Febrio …
Read More »Man who called 911 taken into custody after woman found dead in Toronto home – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police say a 43-year-old man who called 911 has been taken into custody after a woman was found dead in the city’s east end early Thursday. Duty Insp. Jeff Bangild told reporters they were called to a home on Scarborough Golf …
Read More »Winnipeg Police Accountability Coalition wants change in mental health response – Winnipeg
A group of Winnipeg community-based organizations are calling for change in how mental health-related calls are responded to. The Police Accountability Coalition (PAC) says the Alternative Response to Citizens in Crisis (ARCC) project by Winnipeg police and Shared Health is not working as well as initially thought. It is calling …
Read More »Kingston man, 21, killed in single-motorcycle crash – Kingston
A Kingston area man is dead following a single-motorcycle crash on a highway west of Morton, Ont. Emergency crews were called to the crash at the intersection of Ritz, Troy Lake and Jones Falls Roads around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. “Lifesaving measures were immediately taken, however, the operator of the motorcycle …
Read More »More cases of measles reported in Ontario in 2024 than all of previous year
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Public Health Ontario says there have been more confirmed cases of measles reported so far this year than in the previous year. As of March 13, only three months into the year, the public health unit said there have been eight lab-confirmed …
Read More »Home Depot to open new Greater Toronto distribution centre catering to pros – Toronto
The Home Depot is opening a new distribution centre in the Greater Toronto Area that will help the company cater to its biggest customers. The home improvement retailer announced the centre Thursday, saying it will open in the first half of the year in Mississauga, near the Pearson airport. The …
Read More »Free harm reduction vending machine now in Winnipeg’s north end – Winnipeg
Select, dispense, grab and go. That’s how easy it now is to access harm reduction supplies in Winnipeg’s north end with the launch of a special vending machine. “We know that the need is there. We know that there are folks out there using drugs and maybe not using clean …
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